Chris Wedel

Senior Editor - Smart Home

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to get and stay online tricky. By utilizing his years of experience with the tech and mobile communications industries — success is assured. When not conquering connectivity challenges and testing new gadgets, he enjoys cruising a gravel road in his UTV with some good tunes.

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Latest articles by Chris Wedel

Best GE Cync bulbs 2022

By Chris Wedel published 20 May 22

GE is ready to help you Cync your home's lighting with how you live.

Best lights that support Google Assistant 2022

By Chris Wedel published 16 May 22

Smart lights are essential for any smart home — especially ones that work with the Google Assistant. Need some help deciding what to buy? We're here to help!

Best Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra cases 2022

By Chris Wedel published 12 May 22

Protect your S22 Ultra's perfect finish with a wide variety of cases.

Google Pixel Watch: Everything we know so far

By Chris Wedel, Michael L Hicks published 11 May 22

Google's long-anticipated smartwatch will arrive alongside the Pixel 7. Is it worth waiting for?

Sustainable smartphone maker Teracube is releasing its first smartphone for kids

By Chris Wedel published 10 May 22

Tercube is bringing its philosophy of sustainability to a new smartphone for kids that is packed with features that parents and their child will love.

Nanoleaf vs Govee: Which smart home ecosystem is right for you?

By Chris Wedel published 7 May 22

No matter how you want to light your space, Nanoleaf and Govee have options for you. But which will work best for your lighting situation?

Amazfit has plans to redefine what rugged smartwatches can be

By Chris Wedel published 5 May 22

Amazfit is preparing an update to the popular T-Rex Pro and a new premium rugged smartwatch for this summer.

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Brightest LED smart bulbs 2022: The best for dark spaces

By Chris Wedel published 4 May 22

Smarter lighting without giving up luminance.

Best Philips Hue lights and light strips 2022

By Chris Wedel published 4 May 22

There are a lot of great Philp Hue lighting products, here are the best.

The Garmin vivofit Jr 3 is getting into May the 4th spirit with new Star Wars designs

By Chris Wedel published 4 May 22

The Garmin vivofit jr 3 can be a fun way for kids to track their activity levels and tackle family fitness challenges too. Today's new themes will bring even more excitement to the device.

Best smart LED light bulbs that work with Google Home 2022

By Jeramy Johnson, Nicholas Sutrich, Chris Wedel published 3 May 22

Google Home brings even more functionality to these smart lights.

Fitbit hit with another lawsuit claiming that their fitness trackers are burning users

By Chris Wedel published 3 May 22

Fresh off of a recall in March for the Fitbit Ionic, and new lawsuit adds more devices to the list that are reportedly burning users.

What hearing aid devices work with Amazon Fire TV Cube?

By Chris Wedel published 3 May 22

In an attempt to make the watching experience more enjoyable on the Fire TV Cube (2nd gen), Amazon is bringing support for hearing aids. But, not every device is compatible.

Fitbit and Google Fit metrics are heading to the Nest Hub

By Chris Wedel published 2 May 22

Google seems to be preparing to bring deeper health integrations to its bedside smart display.

Did Google hold the Galaxy Watch 4 back to help the Pixel Watch?

By Chris Wedel published 1 May 22

Editor's desk The Galaxy Watch 4 is still missing Google Assistant nearly eight months since the watch came out. Is it a strategic move by Google?

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Spacetalk Adventurer kids smartwatch review: A watch fitting of its name

By Chris Wedel last updated 30 April 22

The Spacetalk Adventurer has a modern design encasing the fun options kids like and the safety features parents need.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5: 5 features we want to see

By Chris Wedel published 29 April 22

We have nothing in terms of what the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 will bring, but that isn't stopping us from building a wishlist of what we hope to see from the future wearable.

TicWatch Pro 4: 4 things we want to see

By Chris Wedel published 29 April 22

The TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra is a great Wear OS watch and with some tweaks a TicWatch Pro 4 could be fantastic.

YouTube TV is adding a new feature to make family sharing easier

By Chris Wedel published 28 April 22

YouTube TV is adding yet another new feature to the service with account switching to bring peace to the battle over the remote control.

How to share your Amazfit workouts through the Zepp app

By Chris Wedel published 27 April 22

Your Amazfit smartwatch captured all of the workout data for you while you were busy sweating. Now it's time to share it with your friends so they see what they're up the against.

Best Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra screen protectors 2022

By Chris Wedel published 26 April 22

Samsung displays are some of the best out there and none are more impressive than the one on the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Keep it safe with an excellent screen protector.

Facebook Portals are getting in on the Meta rebrand circus

By Chris Wedel last updated 26 April 22

The Meta name continues its expansion beyond the web to hardware as the Facebook Portal picks up the swap.

How to monitor and manage your Amazon Echo's energy consumption through Alexa's Energy Dashboard

By Chris Wedel published 22 April 22

Amazon Alexa can do many useful things, even help you keep track of your smart home's energy consumption. Come on in, and we'll show you how to keep tabs on your home's carbon footprint.

Smart home devices can impact our environment while helping automate your home

By Chris Wedel published 22 April 22

One of the benefits of smart home devices that we often forget about is their energy efficiency.

How to charge your phone using only solar power

By Chris Wedel published 22 April 22

There are a lot of ways to charge your smartphone, but charging via solar is possibly the cleanest.

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